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title: "WCC - Specialist Foster Care for Young People Who Offend - AWARD"
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# WCC - Specialist Foster Care for Young People Who Offend - AWARD

Buyer: COVENTRY - SOLIHULL - WARWICKSHIRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-157aa756-25b2-4d62-9235-e1e428b7d73e

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## Summary

The public procurement process has been completed by Coventry - Solihull - Warwickshire for the tender titled "WCC - Specialist Foster Care for Young People Who Offend." This service falls under the social work services sector, specifically targeting vulnerable children and young people aged 8 to 17 in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The contract was awarded on 24th August 2017, and the provision commenced on 1st April 2018, with the contract set to end on 31st March 2022. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, allowing for broad participation from interested suppliers.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social care services, particularly those focused on fostering and youth rehabilitation. Companies offering supportive accommodation, intensive care, or emergency placements for at-risk youth would be particularly well-suited to engage in similar future contracts. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to consider such opportunities, as the focus on vulnerable populations often aligns with the missions of these types of organisations.

## Notice

Warwickshire CC requires a single provider to deliver a Bail Remand, Intensive Care & Support (BRICS) service, which is to be a fostering service working in partnership with Warwickshire Youth Justice Service (WYJS) to provide children and young people, 10 - 17 years, supervised by WYJS with alternative to custody placements for remand, sentence and rehabilitation into the community from custody. CSE children and young people are aged 8 - 17. The requirement is for four carers for BRICS provision and one carer for CSE: Four specialist foster placements providing up to 192 weeks accommodation per annum as a credible alternative to the use by the courts of youth detention accommodation or for those young people who have or are alleged to have committed serious criminal offences. Additionally these will be to provide accommodation under Section 38(6) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984, as an alternative to secure accommodation. One specialist safeguarding foster placement providing up to 48 weeks accommodation for a young person aged 8 - 17 years inclusive at risk/victim of CSE . Additionally WYJS will use BRICS to provide the court with accommodation as part of a residence requirement for orders and Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programmes, as a credible alternative to custody, where no other appropriate accommodation is available.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3a28cba-748b-4c88-835a-8a49224c8f80 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Aug 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COVENTRY - SOLIHULL - WARWICKSHIRE |
| Locality | WARWICKSHIRE |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV34 4RL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG13 Warwickshire CC |
| Local authority | Warwick |
| Electoral ward | Warwick Saltisford |
| Westminster constituency | Warwick and Leamington |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDO SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2017 at 14:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3a28cba-748b-4c88-835a-8a49224c8f80

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3a28cba-748b-4c88-835a-8a49224c8f80
  24th August 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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